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What Can I Do?
What can my family, friends, and I do in our everyday lives to combat climate change and create a more resilient Montgomery County?
Calculate Your Carbon Footprint and Take Action
Download the Interactive Climate Change Infographic (PDF, 338KB)
Climate Action Plan
The Climate Action Plan is Montgomery County’s strategic plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% by 2027 and 100% by 2035. The Climate Action Plan details the effects of a changing climate on Montgomery County and includes strategies to reduce GHG emissions and climate-related risks to the County’s residents, businesses, and the built and natural environment.
View Plan and Appendices
Plan
► Climate Action Plan (PDF, 35.3MB)► Climate Action Plan - Printer Friendly (PDF, 37MB)
► Climate Work Plan - Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF, 680KB)
► Climate Work Plan – FY22 Quarter 1 Updates (PDF, 607KB)
Appendices
► Appendix A - CAP Actions (PDF, 909KB)► Appendix B - Workgroup Recommendations (PDF, 8.8MB)
► Appendix C - Climate Vulnerability Assessment (PDF, 5.7MB)
► Appendix D - Racial Equity and Social Justice Workshop (PDF, 2.1MB)
► Appendix E - Resilience Ambassador Survey Results (PDF, 1.4MB)
► Appendix F - ASAP Tool Rating of CAP Actions (PDF, 981KB)
Climate Action Plan Press Event and Press Release
County Executive Elrich Unveils Montgomery County Climate Action Plan That Is One of the Most Ambitious in the Nation
Tour the Climate Action Plan Virtual Information Room
Community Feedback
The Montgomery County Climate team provided opportunities for community feedback on the Draft Climate Action Plan.
► Public Comments Summarized by Theme on the Draft Climate Action Plan (PDF, 294KB)
► List of Individual Public Comments Received on the Draft Climate Action Plan
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#MCClimateAction
Create a buzz on social media. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and invite your neighbors and colleagues to view the Climate Action Plan. We've made it easy, just download the social media toolkit and post away.
► Social Media Toolkit (PDF, 876KB)
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Sign up to receive the Montgomery County Climate News, a quarterly newsletter that will provide updates on the County's climate and resiliency efforts and upcoming events.
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